PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE & THE PRESS JANUARY POLITICAL SURVEY January 9-13

Pew Research Center – January 2013 Political Survey Conducted January 9–13, 2013 (N=1,502), this nationally representative survey explores public opinion on gun control, abortion rights, government trust, and policy priorities at the start of President Obama’s second term. The dataset uses a dual-frame RDD sample of landline and cell phone users, with multiple weighting variables (, , ) to support full-sample and mode-specific analyses. Geographic data is derived from self-reported ZIP codes to improve accuracy, and privacy protections include removal of ZIP codes and phone numbers.